Question 1

The global scope and activity of the global financial system has been made possible in large part by

Accepted Answer

A)  policies of the World Bank. 
B)  new information technologies. 
C)  the global decline of communism. 
D)  the strength of the U.S. dollar. 
E)  structural adjustment programs. 
A)  policies of the World Bank. 
B)  new information technologies. 
C)  the global decline of communism. 
D)  the strength of the U.S. dollar. 
E)  structural adjustment programs.

Question 2

The European Age of Discovery is most strongly tied to this country:

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain 
B)  France 
C)  Germany 
D)  Italy 
E)  Portugal 
A)  Britain 
B)  France 
C)  Germany 
D)  Italy 
E)  Portugal

Question 3

According to the text,the leading cause of death in Africa is

Accepted Answer

A)  war. 
B)  HIV/AIDS. 
C)  famine. 
D)  malaria. 
E)  ebola. 
A)  war. 
B)  HIV/AIDS. 
C)  famine. 
D)  malaria. 
E)  ebola.

Question 4

Across much of the world,modernization is now taken to mean Westernization and,more specifically,Americanization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The interdependent "three Es" of sustainable development include

Accepted Answer

A)  entrepreneurialism, environment, and economy. 
B)  environment, economy, and equity. 
C)  economy, entrepreneurialism, and equity. 
D)  equity, ease of access, and environment. 
E)  ethics, ease of access, and environment. 
A)  entrepreneurialism, environment, and economy. 
B)  environment, economy, and equity. 
C)  economy, entrepreneurialism, and equity. 
D)  equity, ease of access, and environment. 
E)  ethics, ease of access, and environment.

Question 6

World empires in Asia that relied upon large-scale irrigation and drainage schemes for agricultural productivity are known as hydraulic societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match the specific countries and regions to the entities or groups they exemplify.
-World Empires

Accepted Answer

A) Britain, France, Germany 
B) Fertile Crescent, South Asian Floodplains, Tehuacan Valley 
C) Subsaharan Africa, Central America, Southeast Asia 
D) Europe, Japan, North America 
E) Egypt, China, Byzantium 
A) Britain, France, Germany 
B) Fertile Crescent, South Asian Floodplains, Tehuacan Valley 
C) Subsaharan Africa, Central America, Southeast Asia 
D) Europe, Japan, North America 
E) Egypt, China, Byzantium

Question 8

In the era of early Canadian industrialization,significant amounts of hydropower were already in use

Accepted Answer

A)  in the Saguenay region of Quebec. 
B)  in the St. John valley (New Brunswick). 
C)  in Southern Ontario. 
D)  in the Fraser River valley (British Columbia). 
E)  around Montreal. 
A)  in the Saguenay region of Quebec. 
B)  in the St. John valley (New Brunswick). 
C)  in Southern Ontario. 
D)  in the Fraser River valley (British Columbia). 
E)  around Montreal.

Question 9

Identify and discuss some traits of the new form of imperialism associated to transnational corporations.

Accepted Answer

The new form of imperialism associated w

Question 10

During the height of the silk road,geographic knowledge was preserved and expanded by ________ scholars.

Accepted Answer

A)  Islamic and Chinese 
B)  European and North American 
A)  Islamic and Chinese 
B)  European and North American

Question 11

Until the Industrial Revolution of the late 1700s,the volume and velocity of world trade were constrained by technologies limited to those based on

Accepted Answer

A)  wood, wind and water. 
B)  coal, steel and rail. 
C)  oil, plastics and roads. 
D)  human labour and animal power. 
A)  wood, wind and water. 
B)  coal, steel and rail. 
C)  oil, plastics and roads. 
D)  human labour and animal power.

Question 12

Brazil has some characteristics of a core state and a periphery state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

________ enabled the Portuguese and the Spanish to enrich their economies with gold and silver capital plundered from the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A)  Naval power 
B)  The fall of Napoleon 
C)  The decline of the Roman Empire 
D)  British prowess in land battles 
E)  Metallurgy 
A)  Naval power 
B)  The fall of Napoleon 
C)  The decline of the Roman Empire 
D)  British prowess in land battles 
E)  Metallurgy

Question 14

The modern world-system

Accepted Answer

A)  does not include the world's poorer states. 
B)  is characterized by interdependence. 
C)  is characterized by five types of regions. 
D)  has been dominated by the periphery since the early 1900s. 
E)  does not really exist according to historian Immanuel Wallerstein. 
A)  does not include the world's poorer states. 
B)  is characterized by interdependence. 
C)  is characterized by five types of regions. 
D)  has been dominated by the periphery since the early 1900s. 
E)  does not really exist according to historian Immanuel Wallerstein.

Question 15

-Country #29 is

Accepted Answer

A)  Morocco. 
B)  France. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Portugal. 
E)  Italy. 
A)  Morocco. 
B)  France. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Portugal. 
E)  Italy.

Question 16

Remnant minisystems are more likely found in

Accepted Answer

A)  South America. 
B)  North America. 
A)  South America. 
B)  North America.

Question 17

Match the characteristic to the group of countries.
-World hegemons

Accepted Answer

A) Periphery 
B) Core 
C) Semiperiphery 
A) Periphery 
B) Core 
C) Semiperiphery

Question 18

It is estimated that in this region of the world,people's standard of living is now,on average,lower than it was in the early 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A)  Andean South America 
B)  Central America 
C)  sub-Saharan Africa 
D)  the Middle East 
E)  Polynesia 
A)  Andean South America 
B)  Central America 
C)  sub-Saharan Africa 
D)  the Middle East 
E)  Polynesia

Question 19

The only hinterlands remaining in the world today are found in remote areas of the world's South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Match the device or description with the people or places.
-Quadrant & Astrolabe

Accepted Answer

A) places after which textiles have been named 
B) Silk Road Cities 
C) Portuguese Explorers 
D) transnational corporations 
E) shipping canals
F)15th-century navigational tools
G)Hanseatic League city-states 
A) places after which textiles have been named 
B) Silk Road Cities 
C) Portuguese Explorers 
D) transnational corporations 
E) shipping canals
F)15th-century navigational tools
G)Hanseatic League city-states

The global scope and activity of the global financial system has been made possible in large part by

The European Age of Discovery is most strongly tied to this country:

According to the text,the leading cause of death in Africa is

Across much of the world,modernization is now taken to mean Westernization and,more specifically,Americanization.

The interdependent "three Es" of sustainable development include

World empires in Asia that relied upon large-scale irrigation and drainage schemes for agricultural productivity are known as hydraulic societies.

Match the specific countries and regions to the entities or groups they exemplify. -World Empires

In the era of early Canadian industrialization,significant amounts of hydropower were already in use

Identify and discuss some traits of the new form of imperialism associated to transnational corporations.

During the height of the silk road,geographic knowledge was preserved and expanded by ________ scholars.

Until the Industrial Revolution of the late 1700s,the volume and velocity of world trade were constrained by technologies limited to those based on

Brazil has some characteristics of a core state and a periphery state.

________ enabled the Portuguese and the Spanish to enrich their economies with gold and silver capital plundered from the Americas.

The modern world-system

-Country #29 is

Remnant minisystems are more likely found in

Match the characteristic to the group of countries. -World hegemons

It is estimated that in this region of the world,people's standard of living is now,on average,lower than it was in the early 1960s.

The only hinterlands remaining in the world today are found in remote areas of the world's South.

Match the device or description with the people or places. -Quadrant & Astrolabe

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Exam 2: The Changing Global Context

The global scope and activity of the global financial system has been made possible in large part by

The European Age of Discovery is most strongly tied to this country:

According to the text,the leading cause of death in Africa is

Across much of the world,modernization is now taken to mean Westernization and,more specifically,Americanization.

The interdependent "three Es" of sustainable development include

World empires in Asia that relied upon large-scale irrigation and drainage schemes for agricultural productivity are known as hydraulic societies.

Match the specific countries and regions to the entities or groups they exemplify. -World Empires

In the era of early Canadian industrialization,significant amounts of hydropower were already in use

Identify and discuss some traits of the new form of imperialism associated to transnational corporations.

During the height of the silk road,geographic knowledge was preserved and expanded by ________ scholars.

Until the Industrial Revolution of the late 1700s,the volume and velocity of world trade were constrained by technologies limited to those based on

Brazil has some characteristics of a core state and a periphery state.

________ enabled the Portuguese and the Spanish to enrich their economies with gold and silver capital plundered from the Americas.

The modern world-system

-Country #29 is

Remnant minisystems are more likely found in

Match the characteristic to the group of countries. -World hegemons

It is estimated that in this region of the world,people's standard of living is now,on average,lower than it was in the early 1960s.

The only hinterlands remaining in the world today are found in remote areas of the world's South.

Match the device or description with the people or places. -Quadrant & Astrolabe

Geography Matters

Population Geography

People and Nature

Cultural Geographies

Interpreting Places and Landscapes

Geographies of Economic Development

Food and Agriculture

Political Geographies

Urbanization

City Spaces: Urban Structure

Filters